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Open Education Week: Are textbooks too expensive for students? A first look at a survey of 300+ Virginia Tech students in national context
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National surveys suggest that rising textbook costs have a negative impact on student learning. How are VT students responding to costs of required learning materials in their course selections, perception of academic performance, number of hours worked for pay, and methods of acquiring learning resources? How closely do textbook cost-related impacts at Virginia Tech match available national data?
This presentation gives a first look at a recent survey of 300+ Virginia Tech students (IRB 15-138) in national context, their reported methods of acquiring required learning resources, use of unassigned resources, and levels of concern regarding academic performance. The presenter, Anita Walz will also discuss assumptions of the Open Education movement (the movement for open textbooks and Open Educational Resources) as part of the presentation.
NLI registration for faculty, staff, and students: https://app.nli.tlos.vt.edu/#?offering=4029
General registration: http://goo.gl/forms/1C22Dj0BSZ
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